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CRANBERRIES
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THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE
Vol. 44, No. 5 May 1980
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Gaza to Long Beach
Ajourney from grove to bog
Azmi Y. Shawa's interest in
agriculture began in his parents'
orange groves in the ancient
seaport city of Gaza in Palestine,
where he was born in 1924.
His odyssey in the field
brought him to the U.S., then
to Libya, then back to the U.S.
again, where, today, he is super-
visor of the Coastal Washington
Research and Extension Unit
in Long Beach, Wash.
The Washington facility is
one of two research and
experiment stations in the nation
that specialize exclusively in
cranberries. The other is in East
Wareham, Mass.
"I went to agricultural school
in Gaza," Shawa said. "Initially,
I was interested in irrigation but
later switched to horticulture."
In 1949 he came to Utah
State University, where he
received his BA in horticulture-
"as a young man I knew the
U.S. was the best country in the
world for agriculture."
In 1953 he received his
master's degree from Colorado
State University and then went
to Washington State University
COVER PHOTO
A SMILING Azmi Y. Shawa
supervisor of the Coastal
Washington Research and
Extension Unit in Long Beach,
Wash.
to work on his doctorate. After
two years he had to set aside
his studies because of family
responsibilities.
IN 1955 SHAWA went to
work for Washington State
University's Irrigated Agriculture
Research and Extension Center
in Prosser, Wash. After two years
there, he was invited by the
Libyan government to do
horticultural research and
experimentation in that country.
"I worked on fruit trees in
general," Shawa recalled. "Apple
and pear trees grow in the
mountain areas, where there is
a cool climate. If you go down
to the coast, you find a
Mediterrenean climate, like in
(continued on page 8)
CORRALING berries in a bog in the Long Beach, Wash., area.
PROCESSORS BUY MORE 122,239 bbls. for the '78 crop and The 1979 total crop of
,-» -— ~206,487 bbls. for the '77 crop. 2,470,092 compares to 2,451,386
t
FICresh I Bli SShrinkage, it is apparent, bears an for 1978 and 2,092,665 for 1977.
&915 ~ inverse relationship to demand, Fresh fruit shipments for the
sh A lfr itA9
gyreenwhich increased from '77 to '79. three years were: 1979, 243,494
go r BBernm Sent A total of 1,665,401 bbls. was bbls.; 1978, 291,636; 1977,
a^ hand^cas 317,300.
of the report date. ^7,on
l9e 0t 55 The breakdown was 1,284,296 Whereas the government
Fewer cranberries were sold bbls in freezers, 334,073 purchased 18,642 barrels in 1979,
fresh and the government bought processed and 47,032 in the it bought 48,750 in 1978 and
less, but more of the 1979 crop "fresh and other" category. 46,503 in 1977.
has ended up in the hands of At March 20 and Aug. 23, The amounts available for
processors than in the previous 1979 meetings, the Cranberry processors were: 1979, 2,115,806
two years. Marketing Committee estimated bbls.; 1978, 1,988,761; 1977,
Thoseconclusions 1,522,375.
Those conclusions are implicit the 1979areimplicitcrop at 2,432,500 bbls.
in the Feb. 1, 1980 Inventory and and 2,502,500 bbs. respectively.
Handling Report of the Cranberry Actual production came close OBSERVER WANTED
Marketing Committee. to an average of these two
From a total 1979 crop of estimates, notes Charles F. The Bandon, Ore., area could use a
2,470,092 bbls, 2,377,942 bbls. Hastings Jr., marketing committee volunteer weather observer, says
2,3 7,942 bbls. Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension
were available after shrinkage, manager. Agent.
scientificdeinanuetimabyteoThe
243,494 bbls. were shipped fresh, r sld i a s o performed last year by Dave and
the government purchased 18,642 2,485,500 bbls. Jeanette Brooks at their farm 31/2 miles
bbls. and 2,115,806 bbls. were The 1979 crop by state was: south of Bandon. The couple can't
available for processors. Massachusetts, 1,079,015 bbls.; continue as observers this year.
Shrinkage, which amounted New Jersey, 253,275; Oregon, Their observations helped warn
to 92,150 bbls., was down from 93,961; Washington, 146,010; growers of potential heat and frost
Wisconsin, 897,831. dangers, Poole notes.
the report says. Of that amount, UUSDA scientificd bymate e task of observing was
evaluation of
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WRITE CRANBERRIES.
Dr. Chester E. Cross, director of the Massachusetts Cranberry
Experiment Station, issued some good advice in a recent station CRANBERRIES
newsletter. I
Said Cross: "Farms used to be spacious and isolated patches
of human activity in what was called the rural environment. THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y
MA CGAZINE
Increasing numbers of people have been leaving the urban centers -Our 44th Year of Publication-
to live in the less congested rural areas. Farmers now have more
and nearer neighbors than formerly, and with this change comes VOLUME 44-No. 5
a need for understanding and accomodation concerning environ-May 1980
mental matters." Send correspondence to:
He added: "It is imperative, as thoughtful farmers everywhere P.O. Box 249
agree, that cranberry growers in conducting their highly techno-Cobalt CT 06414
logical operation obey the rules and regulations that have made
possible the approval and registration of their agrichemical Phone: (203) 342-4730
operations." Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor
Prce hik e essential ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS
Massachusetts-Dr. Chester E.
Cross, Director, Massachusetts Cran-
Yes, CRANBERRIES will have to change its longtime position,
of
g i
berry Experiment Station; Irving
holding the line and will have to move upwards a couple of steps on Demoranville, Extension Cranberry
Specialist, Massachusetts Cranberry
the ladder of crazily escalating prices.
Station; Michael Couture, East Ware-
Not since 1971 has CRANBERRIES undergone a price change. Stat Maea a
Starting with the July issue, the annual subscription rate will increase New Jersey-Philip E. Marucci,
from $5 a year to $8 and from $9 for two years to $15. Advertising Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist,
rates also must go up and the new rates will be announced shortly. Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory,
The price hikes must be made in order to be able to deal with Chatsworth, N.J Mary E. Archibald,
wildly increasing costs. There's no need to go into a litany here about Nova Scotia-I.V. Hall, botanist,
those costs. You know what the impact of inflation has been on your Research Station, Kentville, N.S.
own business, your home, your local government. Oregon-Arthur Poole, Coos
County Extension Agent, Coquille,
Ore.
A"^ aO^ n^ INwS~ JlWashington-Azmi Y. Shawa,Blueberry nlivows Associate Horticulturist and
Extension Agent in Horticulture,
We've received several requests to carry some blueberry news, Extension Unit, Long Beach, Wash.
particularly from New Jersey cranberry growers, many of whom Wisconsin-Vernon Goldsworthy,
itgJ blerow . . b. both * cranbrrie and. Eagle River, Wisc.; Tod D. Planer,
grow both cranberries and blueberries. Farm Management Agent, Wood
In acceding to that request, we're carrying in this issue a report County, Wisc.; Joan E. Humphrey,
by New Jersey correspondent Mary E. Archibald on an annual Frendship, Wisc.
blueberry conference. Besides the obvious interest to farmers who CRANBERRIES is published monthly
CRANBE RRIES is published monthly
grow both crops, we feel that some blueberry news may interest by the Taylor Publishing Co., Wellwyn
cranberry growers because of the strong similarity between the Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second
class postage Is paid at the Portland,
two berries. Conn., Post Office. Price is$5 a year,
75 cents a copy in U.S.; Canada, $6 a
year; all other countries,.$ a year.
Copyright 1980 by Taylor Publishing.
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Andy White has been named
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the American Registry of Certified
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Clayton is a graduate of Arizona
State University. He is a member of
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By MALCOLM N. DANA sand or peat in a very haphazard temperature of the leaf with
Department of Horticulture,
University of Wisconsin/Madison
In the May 1967 issue of
CRANBERRIES appeared an
article I wrote in which I suggested
that growers use "mist treatment"
to hasten use
the establishment of
to hasten the establishment of
new cranberry plantings.
A year after that article
appeared, the cranberry industry
underwent a self-imposed
restriction on new planting. Eleven
years later, in 1979, a few new
acres were planted and there are
acres were and there are
plans to plant more acres in 1980.
eor pat ael 11
mor ti
Therefore, it is now timely to call
attention again to the possibility
of speeding rooting and growth of
cuttings by careful management of
water and fertilizer,
A NEWLY PLANTED cranberry
cutting is a living stem stuck into
fashion. Some will be right end up
and some will be bottom end up.
Some will be pressed in more or
less vertically and others will be
near horizontal.
Characteristic of all cuttings is
that they have no root system and
that most are not well placed into
soil moisture contact. With the
leaves still intact, these cuttings
are exposed to moisture stress or
drought until the root system
forms and starts absorption. The
internal stress will be especially
high on warm, breezy days under
a bright sun when water loss is
rapid. These periods of moisture
stress delay the initiation of roots
and the emergence of shoots.
THE RATE OF moisture loss
from a leaf surface is in direct
relation to the relative humidity
and temperature of the air
surrounding the leaf. A high
low relative humidity outside the
leaf maximizes water loss
rnirin
(transpiration).
A high leaf temperature
activates water molecules inside
the leaf. With random movement
many molecules escape through
openings in the leaf surface
(stomates, breaks in the cuticle,
mechanical injury). With a low
relative humidity outside the leaf,
there is little opportunity for
random molecules to move back
into the plant to replace those
which are lost.
The difference in activity
(vapor pressure) within the leaf
versus that outside the leaf is called
the vapor pressure deficit. Water
molecules move from the zone of
high vapor pressure (inside) to that
of low vapor pressure (outside).
(continuedonpage 10)
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A JOURNEY... gifted plant pathologist who Washington State University
(continued from page 3) gave a major impetus to cranberry (Shawa is a faculty member),
southern California. In the growing in the state by intro-is a small one compared to the
interior, it is very hot. There ducing the sprinkler system Massachusetts station. Besides
you find peaches and all other for frost protection. Shawa, the staff consists of
kinds of fruit. THE LONG BEACH his assistant, John Wang, a
"One of the things I did was station, which is part of secretary, Edie Shire, and a
Not many years away from
at the time washigtonneed of allUnit main
kinds of outside help."
Shawa worked in Libya
two years. He then returned to cni ns officeirary ad
Prosser for a year, and, in 1960, 0 (V
went to the cranberry station
in Long Beach, where he has
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been since.
Charles Doughty was
supervisor when Shawa arrived.
n '65EQUIPMENTwas transferredESPECIALL
Doughty
to a Washington U. research
center in Puyallup and Shawa
became the third head of the
station.
T frs PervisorfroTHEand COASTAL Washi esearch Extension Unit main
Tgton
193546a1JD building, which contains office, library and laboratory.
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farm laborer, Peggy Clausing. cooking and photography. A daughter, 20, is studying
During springtime and for the piano and voice at Pacific
harvest one or two more He and Mrs. Shawa have LutheranUniversity. And
three children. A son, 23, is a
laborers are hired. t c A s another daughter, 13, is an
senior in agricultural economics 8th grader in Long Beach, where
Experimental bogs at the at Washington State University. the Shawas have their home.
station cover 7 acres.
Despite its small size, Shawa
believes the station has had a
significant impact on making
Washington bogs the highest
nation. Illiiii~l.. :..
Cranberries grown ina.
Washington in two areas, Long
Beach, with more than 400 acres,i
and Grayland, with more than
750 acres.
are
Ninety nine percent of the
cranberries grown in the state
are McFarlin, Shawa notes. : : iii
been our business for over 45 years.
l »-il
after the for mer
station super-Mss.
visor, and Stevens was introduced ii i'-800242"03
producingTh out the
ey've
even capita inncelled
Shawa's current principal !...
interest is in experiments that g...:.. |i:~': ?~;:
he anticipates will lead to
bogs with optimum production
in four to five years instead lt '""':
of the present eight to 10
4%
years after planting.
SHAWA TAKES busman's
holidays. In 1967, he acquired
five acres of bog and they eat
up most of his spare time.
They've even cancelled out the
DRY picking in the Grayland-North Beach, Wash., area.
in an area famous for the briny
battler.
He also enjoys traveling and,
three years ago, he and the
family visited Egypt, Saudi
Arabia, Jordan, Greece and
objects of the trip was the stay have been our business for over 45 years.
made in Gaza, where he still We are easy to reach.
has many relatives. Call us for what YOU need to know.
Shawa also combines
vacations and work by engaging in
sightseeing with the family during ~3~0I~31 40 Court Street, Plymouth, Mass. 02381
trips to horticultural meetings. 6177463322 Mass.18OO'2421O263
Call Toll Fr~eein
Other hobbies include clam
digging, swimming, Arabian
GROW NEW VINES ...
(continued from page 7)
SPRINKLER irrigation gives
the grower the opportunity to
modify the vapor p sur dicit
to the advantage of the plant.
Water evaporation from the plant
and soil surfaces lowers the temper-
ature of the leaf and the micro-
environment surrounding the
cutting.
Evaporation also increases the
relative humidity outside the
cutting and thus reduces the
vapor deficit.Thus the cutting
loses less moisture than it would
have without this climate
modification. The irrigation also
* 4. ' 4. •)f
maintains soil moisture for
absorption by the rootless cutting.
The success of this approach to
management of new plantings was
clearly demonstrated by Mr.
Amundsen in Babcock, Wise., in
the summer of 1966. In 1979,
with the revival of interest in
planting cranberries, Mr.
Gottschalk in Cranmoor applied
the procedure with tremendous
success. Bob turned on his
sprinklers for a half hour in the
morning and a second time in
midafternoon on any day when
rain did not interfere.
This regimen started
immediately after planting and
continued until mid-August when
a luxuriant vine growth covered
the entire field. At that time,
the frequency of irrigation was
reduced to that necessary to
provide soil moisture for continued
growth. The sprinkler nozzles were
those used for frost protection
calibrated to apply approximately
0. inch of water per hour.
MOST NEW PLANTINGS of
cranberries in Wisconsin are
established in sand-either on
establish
n sand-either on
sand marshes or on sand hauled
in to coverpeat and muck soils
with a 3 inch layer. In either case,
the cuttings are rooting in a soil
that is very deficient in nitrogen.
To ask that the vines grow
under these conditions is folly.
Likewise, to ask that they grow
with only phosphorous and
potassium and the nitrate form
of nitrogen is also folly. It has
been clearly demonstrated experi-
mentally and in field uses that
Wisconsin cranberries respond
Wisconsin cranberries
quickly and preferentially to
ammonium nitrogen. With this
in mind, Bob Gottschalk applied
ammonium sulfate through the
sprinkler system according to
the efollowing schedule:
However, with this high rate of
use no injury developed and
vegetative growth continued well
into the autumn months.
INDIAN TRIBE'S SALES
DOUBLE EXPECTATIONS
An Indian tribe from Turtle Lake
in northern Wisconsin reports that a
cranberry marsh it revived yielded
3,900 barrels last fall.
Receipts from its sale of the
follogEvaporation the Wbarrels to Ocean Spray Cranberries
also increases
Week of June 1-8 lbs/A Inc. amounted to $99,500, twice
Week of June 8-15 lbs/A
Week of June 15-50 lbs/A
Each week from June 22-Aug.
15-50 lbs/A
THE AMMONIUM supplemen-
tation is critical to gain the best
what was anticipated before the
enterprise started.
The 281/2, acre marsh, operated by
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Council,
had been neglected for several years.
The Indians have asked a local
community development corporation
the fertilizer and grow with
enthusiasm and vigor. There is no
reason for Wisconsin growers to
wait 4-8 years to get a planting
established and productive. It
should be productive in three
years.
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There is little doubt that Mr.
Gottschalk was applying more
nitrogen than the plants could use.
„
response. The vines really eat updevelopment corporation
The vines
response eat up for management assistance, including
the training of an Indian who will
eventually assume management of
the marsh.
Ocean Spray paid the Indians
$25.49 a barrel.
EARLY BERRY SHIPMENT
Fifty barrels of cranberries, from
barrels of from
northern Wisconsin and Minnesota,
were shipped to St. Louis via Chicago
in December 1854.
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AT BLU EBERRY MEETI NG of the N.J. Department of Agriculture. should remove beehives earlier in
In each field, groups of plants from order to begin spraying earlier."
^S!c ^_^_ -various parts of the field were The leafroller is low flying Scie$uss selected. In 20 fields, 2,100 plants and causes the most damage within
were inspected and 1,073 of them
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talk about had some degree of canker.
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feet of
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the ground, where airplane
had some degree of canker. On small plot tests with insecti-
Canker is considered to b cides, Guthion was found to givetem canker present if there is one or many cankers. only a 36 percent reduction of large,
In 20 fields, two had no canker. Five webbed-up leafrollers, he said, while
By MARY E. ARCHIBALD varieties-Weymouth, Berkeley, Orthene gave a 69 percent decrease.
Some highlights of the Annual Bluecrop, Collins and Blueray-were Much better results are obtained
Blueberry Open House held recently checked. In nine fields of Weymouth, when spraying is started earlier,
in Hammonton, N.J., were talks on eight showed canker. Four of five before the leafrollers form thick
stem canker disease of blueberry, fields of Berkeley showed canker as protective webbings.
"Imdian is a newly labeled
the red-banded leafroller and insect- well as all of the Bluecrop. insecticie newly labeled
insecticide which now can be used
icides to control it, investigating the IN DISCUSSING the red-banded on blueberries," Marucci said
commercial feasibility of exporting leafroller-a very serious threat to "It is safer to use than Guthion and
fresh blueberries to Europe on blueberries-and some proven can do anything Guthion can do.
container ships and a proposed plan insecticides for use on blueberries, Malathion is good for the blueberry
to permit blueberry and cranberry Philip Marucci of the Rutgers Cran-maggot on blueberries and is good on
growing on state-owned land on a berry and Blueberry Research Lab, aphids but that is all. When growers
rental basis. said it is important for growers to switch to Malathion to control
Also, thr e aphids, leafroller populations may
ws an e use the right insecticide at the right
Also, there was an estimate of the times and to apply the materials soar."
blueberry crop for New Jersey and properly. Lannate has been found to be good
the U.S., a progress report on "There have been destructive on leafrollers, maggots and blossom
blueberry culture research, comments outbreaks of the red-banded leaf-weevils and should be labeled in 1980,
on bird control, a progress report on roller in New Jersey sporadically," the professor explained.
breeding new varieties of blueberries he said, and much of this is due to IN A PROGRESS report on blue-
lack of thoroughness in airplane
and a discussion of the myth of the spraying Where insects are treated berry culture research, Dr. Paul Eck
spraying. Where insects are treate .of
Rutgers University said that fertilizer
superiority of southern bee hives for with a sublethal dose, he added, uts University said that fertizer
blueberry pollination. the development of resistance is stu at the Rtgers ee ental
]ccelert e, ^station showed that plants need to
ALTHOUGH THE DESTRUCTIVE few felds i Atlatc C t receive potassium even though they
stem canker disease of blueberries has had heavy infestations in 1979 which are acid-loving. The potassium also
not been a problem in New Jersey for severely downgraded the quality of must be fed over a number of years
some time, there are indications of its blueberries and this results in increased berry
presence, according to Dr. Allan W. To control the leafroller, growers ize. At this time, it is not clear what
Stretch, USDA plant pathologist at the need to improve the timing for spray-the optimum level of potassium is,
Rutgers University Cranberry and ing and be more thorough in coverage, e a d A t
in ^ ^ Professor Marucci said. Michael J. Ceponis of USDA told
Blueberry Research Laboratory in"By early April the larvae are of tests which he and Dr. Ray
Oswego. hatching, during the flowering period Cappellini of Rutgers conducted to
This fungus gets into the plant's when insecticides cannot be used," extend the shelf life of blueberries.
stem and attacks only one year old he said. "The growers need to A first picking of Bluecrop was
canes or growth produced in a given cooperate with beekeepers. They shipped to the USDA research station
growing year, Dr. Stretch said.
There are varieties resistant to
stem canker and these are Crabbe 4,
Murphy, Angola, Croatan, Wolcott, WISCONSIN CRANBERRY
Atlantic and Jersey. Jersey is the CRANBERR
resistant variety currently available in HEA DQUARTERS FOR
New Jersey. HcAOUAlT F
Cabot, Concord, June, Dixie,
Weymouth, Bluecrop and Pioneer are EVITAL * SOLO * DIQUAT
susceptible and those growers who
2-4-D * DOWPON * ETHREL
have plantings of Concord were advised -DOWON TH E
toinformRutgerspersonnelbecause SEVIN * PARATHION * GUTHION * DIAZINON
these blueberries probably have the KOCIDE * DIFOLITAN * FERBAM
disease. COPPER SULFATE * PRINCEP
To control the fungus under New
Jersey conditions, pruning of the Cole Chemical Supply
diseased stem is desirable. Chemical
treatments are considered useless. DIVISION OF ifo kins AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO
A survey of New Jersey blueberry P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707
fields for stem canker was initiated late 608-221-1581
this winter, according to Don De Blois
in Rotterdam, Holland. Important
in this case were pre-cooling and
storing in a modified atmosphere.
The berries were there three days at
68 degrees F and 16 days at 37 degrees
It is believed the shelf life of
berries can be extended if they are
pre-cooled rapidly and refrigerated at
a temperature under 40. The berries
arrived in Belgium in a very satisfactory
condition and would have been
suitable for the fresh market.
Richard Chumney of the N.J.
Department of Agriculture said that
farmers interested in growing
blueberries and cranberries on a
particular block of state-owned land
on a rental basis should get in touch
with the department. The Pinelands
Commission, the agriculture department
and the Department of Environmental
Protection are developing an "identity"
for the growing area as a whole.
Because of the recently enacted
Farmland Preservation Act, the state
is interested in developing land use
techniques and stabilizing land use for
New Jersey agriculture. Not only should
blueberry and cranberry production
be improved but should be expanded,
Chumney said.
DR ERIC G. STONE of the Rutgers
Cranberry and Blueberry Research Lab
said breeding is being done in an effort
to find a higher yielding variety and
consistent producer as well as an early
variety. Approximately 100 crosses
were made from varieties both ol
and new.
Each seedling is different and
will be 1984-85 before a plant selection
can be made, Dr. Stone said. Some time
will need to elapse after that before a
determination may be made as to its
usefulness as a variety, he added.
Discussing the relative merits of
northern versus southern bees, Jack
Matthenius, supervisor of bee
inspecting, NJDA, said a colony of
bees is only as good as the beekeeper
where the bees arue kept. A bee colony
should be wintered over in a climate
similar to the one where the grower
lives, Matthenius added.
Mike Flint of the N.J. Crop
Reporting Service said the national
blueberry crop
for 1979 was 92.3
milnluebs.er Newr923
Jery avws
million lbs. and three-quarters of this
is for the fresh market.
w ea eLi1
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MASSACHUSETTS
March was colder than normal,
averaging 1.7 degrees a day on the
minus side. Maximum temperature
was 52 degrees on the 23rd and 24th
and minimum 4 degrees on the 1st.
There were no days when the
temperature went below zero this
winter. Warmer than average days
occurred on only the 18th, 23rd,
24th and 29th. Cooler than average
mit
periods were on the lst-3rd, 12th15th
and 25th.
Precipitation totaled 5.99 inches
or about 11/4 inches above normal. This
was the wettest March since 1968.
Te ws m e pec
on 14 dayswith 1.87 inches on the
17-18th as the greatest storm. We are
31/2 inches below normal for the three
month period due to the dry January
and February, and are running about
9 inches behind 1979 to date.
Snowfall amounted to only .7
inch, far below normal for us, but
1 inch or less of snow in March occurs
on the average of one year out of five.
Total snow for the winter was less than
7 hes, which is a record low, breaking
the previous record set in 1934-35.
There is a disturbing amount of
(continued on page 14
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irrigation
equipment
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is nearly as important as choosing the equipment
Farmingis itself.
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&butter. and your area. Who understands the potential
return from irrigated land and the kind of money it
takes to do an irrigationjob right.
Look for equipment financing where you pay
interest only on the exact amount of money you
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WEATHER WATCH ..
(continued(continued
from page 13)
winterkill showing up, due mainly to
a short supply of water for the winter
flood and lack of snow cover. The
injury probably happened either the
first few days of February or at the
end of February and very possibly at
both periods. It's too early to be sure
of the magnitude of injury but possibly
as much as 50,000 barrels were lost.
I.E.D.
NOVA SCOTIA
The mean temperature for
February was -1.9 degrees C
compared with the 50 year average
of -1.4. Precipitation for the month
consisted of 90 mm of rain and 24.2
cm of snow.
I.V.H.
WASHINGTON
Rainfall totaled 6.61 inches, which
is 2.29 inches below the normal for
March. There was measurable
precipitation on all but three days, with
1.11 inches on the 13th as the greatest
on the 7th, 8th and 9th stopped field
activities.
Farmers appreciated the relatively
mild weather during the past winter
in contrast to the previous three winters
which were very cold. Temperatures
during the winter months of November
through March averaged near normal.
This was the first time since the winter
of 1975-76 that temperatures were not
below normal.
On April 14 an intense storm
brought 2 to 4 inches of wet snow to
southern and eastern areas. High
temperatures were in the 30's on
Monday but reached the 70's and 80's
on April 20.
-Wisconsin Agriculture
Reporting Service
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re lgiona
ne s
nev
note
n
This, of course, does not mean
that each grower will have comparatively
good quality, but that some bogs with
a reputation for producing tender fruit,
or that those bogs that have received
heavy fertilizer applications, should
probably be singled out for fungicide
treatment.
Some fungicides are in short
supply and growers are urged to
place orders early. With a bright market
prospect, it is not good business to
lose berries to fruit rot.
* * * *
Below are the stations, places,
AM and FM locations on the dial and
times for the Cranberry Frost Warning
Service:
WEEI, Boston, 590k, 103.9 mg,
CORRUGATED
CULVERT PIPE
and
and
FLOW ATES
-Galvanized
A sphalt Coated
Asphalt Coated
Felker Bros.
Corp.
MARSHFIED WISCONSIN
Area 715 384-3121
NIEMI
~~~~~~~~storm.
lii~i»«H~HH~im~ii~Aluminum
The maximum temperature of 62
degrees came on the 3rd and the
minimum of
31 degrees occurred on
the 25th. Fifteen days recorded below
the average of 51.42 mean high for the
month. Spring was trying hard to show
its worth both on the bog and the
surrounding area, but the h
bcoolg
temperatun re,vailed.
b c
temperaep .
A.Y.S.
WISCONSIN
Temperatures in March averaged
about 1.5 degrees below normal due
to colder weather in the first half of
the month. Precipitation totaled
nearly 1 inch compared with a normal
amount of 1.8 inches for March.
Snowfall during the month averaged
close to the normal total of 9 inches,
but there were no heavy rains. Despite
deep, hard frost in the ground, there
was very little runoff in March because
of the winter's light snow cover and
the absence of heavy rains.
Temperatures in the first week of
April were above normal as high
readings were in the 50's and 60's.
A complex storm system on April
7 through 9 brought severe
rain and snow to Wisconsin. A little
land preparation for spring planting
had started during the nice weather
in early April, but the rain and snow
m as s ac s ett
By IRVING E. DEMORANVILLE
As of April there are 4 points o a
possible 10 favoring good keeping in
the 1980 Massachusetts cranberry crop.
A year ago, we had only 1 point. We
therefore predict that this year's crop
will be one of good keeping quality.
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2 and 9 p.m.;WBZ, Boston, 1030k,
92.9 mg, 2 and 9 p.m.;WPLM,
Plymouth, 1390k, 99.1 mg, 2:30 and
9:30 p.m.; WOCB, West Yarmouth,
1240k, 94.3 mg, 2 and 9 p.m.;
WBSM, New Bedford, 1420k, 97.3 mg,
3:30 and 9 p.m.
W 6is con1sini 1Cemetery.
By VERNON GOLDSWORTHY j
Most of the growers in Wisconsin
are in pretty good shape and looking
forward to a good year. The vines
seem to have wintered well and there
is no injury that I know of from lack
of oxygen caused by winter killing.
Ernest, Wingham, Ont., and
Roger, Charlottetown; two sisters,
Ada Steckle and Edna (Mrs. Albert
Ludolph), both of Kitchener, Ont.
Funeral services were held
in the Upper Canard United Church,
with the Rev. Russell MacLeod
officiating. Burial was in Upper Canard
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1 cup confectioners' sugar
Cranberryjuice cocktail
Prepare hot roll mix according to
package directions; let dough rise.
Punch down dough and roll out on
lightly floured board into a 15 X
10 inch rectangle. Brush dough with
melted butter; sprinkle with nuts,
sugar, cinammon and cranberries.
Roll up like a jelly roll, starting at
the 15 inch side. Put roll, seam side
down, on a well greased cookie
sheet. Twist roll into a spiral.
Brush top of roll with beaten egg
and let rise until twice its original
size. Bake in moderate oven (350
degrees F) 35 to 40 minutes or
until richly browned. Mix
confectioners' sugar with enough
cranberry juice cocktail to make a
thin glaze.
Spoon over top of bread. Garnish
with additional fresh cranberries.
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Cranberry World, which opened
for its third season April 1, will be
staging a special series of cultural and
outdoor musical events in conjunction
with the 50th anniversary celebration
of Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.,
sponsors of the popular Plymouth,
Mass., museum.
MRS. ERNEST L. EATON
Mrs. Ernest L. Eaton, 85, of Upper
Canard, Kings County, Nova Scotia,
whose husband formerly was in
charge of cranberry research at the
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Research
Station, died recently in Hants
Community Hospital, Windsor.
Born in Williamsburg, Ont., she
was the former Ellen Steckle,
daughter of the late Henry and
Lydia (Shantz) Steckle.
Surviving are her husband of
The Elms, Windsor; two daughters,
Eunice (Mrs. EarlWonnacott),
Charlottetown; Margaret (Mrs.
William Berry), Burlington, Ont.;
three sons, Dr. George, cranberry expert
at the University of British Columbia,
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THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE
Vol. 44, No. 5 May 1980
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Gaza to Long Beach
Ajourney from grove to bog
Azmi Y. Shawa's interest in
agriculture began in his parents'
orange groves in the ancient
seaport city of Gaza in Palestine,
where he was born in 1924.
His odyssey in the field
brought him to the U.S., then
to Libya, then back to the U.S.
again, where, today, he is super-
visor of the Coastal Washington
Research and Extension Unit
in Long Beach, Wash.
The Washington facility is
one of two research and
experiment stations in the nation
that specialize exclusively in
cranberries. The other is in East
Wareham, Mass.
"I went to agricultural school
in Gaza" Shawa said. "Initially,
I was interested in irrigation but
later switched to horticulture."
In 1949 he came to Utah
State University, where he
received his BA in horticulture-
"as a young man I knew the
U.S. was the best country in the
world for agriculture."
In 1953 he received his
master's degree from Colorado
State University and then went
to Washington State University
COVER PHOTO
A SMILING Azmi Y. Shawa
supervisor of the Coastal
Washington Research and
Extension Unit in Long Beach,
Wash.
to work on his doctorate. After
two years he had to set aside
his studies because of family
responsibilities.
IN 1955 SHAWA went to
work for Washington State
University's Irrigated Agriculture
Research and Extension Center
in Prosser, Wash. After two years
there, he was invited by the
Libyan government to do
horticultural research and
experimentation in that country.
"I worked on fruit trees in
general" Shawa recalled. "Apple
and pear trees grow in the
mountain areas, where there is
a cool climate. If you go down
to the coast, you find a
Mediterrenean climate, like in
(continued on page 8)
CORRALING berries in a bog in the Long Beach, Wash., area.
PROCESSORS BUY MORE 122,239 bbls. for the '78 crop and The 1979 total crop of
,-» -— ~206,487 bbls. for the '77 crop. 2,470,092 compares to 2,451,386
t
FICresh I Bli SShrinkage, it is apparent, bears an for 1978 and 2,092,665 for 1977.
&915 ~ inverse relationship to demand, Fresh fruit shipments for the
sh A lfr itA9
gyreenwhich increased from '77 to '79. three years were: 1979, 243,494
go r BBernm Sent A total of 1,665,401 bbls. was bbls.; 1978, 291,636; 1977,
a^ hand^cas 317,300.
of the report date. ^7,on
l9e 0t 55 The breakdown was 1,284,296 Whereas the government
Fewer cranberries were sold bbls in freezers, 334,073 purchased 18,642 barrels in 1979,
fresh and the government bought processed and 47,032 in the it bought 48,750 in 1978 and
less, but more of the 1979 crop "fresh and other" category. 46,503 in 1977.
has ended up in the hands of At March 20 and Aug. 23, The amounts available for
processors than in the previous 1979 meetings, the Cranberry processors were: 1979, 2,115,806
two years. Marketing Committee estimated bbls.; 1978, 1,988,761; 1977,
Thoseconclusions 1,522,375.
Those conclusions are implicit the 1979areimplicitcrop at 2,432,500 bbls.
in the Feb. 1, 1980 Inventory and and 2,502,500 bbs. respectively.
Handling Report of the Cranberry Actual production came close OBSERVER WANTED
Marketing Committee. to an average of these two
From a total 1979 crop of estimates, notes Charles F. The Bandon, Ore., area could use a
2,470,092 bbls, 2,377,942 bbls. Hastings Jr., marketing committee volunteer weather observer, says
2,3 7,942 bbls. Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension
were available after shrinkage, manager. Agent.
scientificdeinanuetimabyteoThe
243,494 bbls. were shipped fresh, r sld i a s o performed last year by Dave and
the government purchased 18,642 2,485,500 bbls. Jeanette Brooks at their farm 31/2 miles
bbls. and 2,115,806 bbls. were The 1979 crop by state was: south of Bandon. The couple can't
available for processors. Massachusetts, 1,079,015 bbls.; continue as observers this year.
Shrinkage, which amounted New Jersey, 253,275; Oregon, Their observations helped warn
to 92,150 bbls., was down from 93,961; Washington, 146,010; growers of potential heat and frost
Wisconsin, 897,831. dangers, Poole notes.
the report says. Of that amount, UUSDA scientificd bymate e task of observing was
evaluation of
AUTHORIZED AGWAY REPRESENTATIVE
LICENSED SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES (Seasonal)
WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF:
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WRITE CRANBERRIES.
Dr. Chester E. Cross, director of the Massachusetts Cranberry
Experiment Station, issued some good advice in a recent station CRANBERRIES
newsletter. I
Said Cross: "Farms used to be spacious and isolated patches
of human activity in what was called the rural environment. THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y
MA CGAZINE
Increasing numbers of people have been leaving the urban centers -Our 44th Year of Publication-
to live in the less congested rural areas. Farmers now have more
and nearer neighbors than formerly, and with this change comes VOLUME 44-No. 5
a need for understanding and accomodation concerning environ-May 1980
mental matters." Send correspondence to:
He added: "It is imperative, as thoughtful farmers everywhere P.O. Box 249
agree, that cranberry growers in conducting their highly techno-Cobalt CT 06414
logical operation obey the rules and regulations that have made
possible the approval and registration of their agrichemical Phone: (203) 342-4730
operations." Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor
Prce hik e essential ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS
Massachusetts-Dr. Chester E.
Cross, Director, Massachusetts Cran-
Yes, CRANBERRIES will have to change its longtime position,
of
g i
berry Experiment Station; Irving
holding the line and will have to move upwards a couple of steps on Demoranville, Extension Cranberry
Specialist, Massachusetts Cranberry
the ladder of crazily escalating prices.
Station; Michael Couture, East Ware-
Not since 1971 has CRANBERRIES undergone a price change. Stat Maea a
Starting with the July issue, the annual subscription rate will increase New Jersey-Philip E. Marucci,
from $5 a year to $8 and from $9 for two years to $15. Advertising Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist,
rates also must go up and the new rates will be announced shortly. Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory,
The price hikes must be made in order to be able to deal with Chatsworth, N.J Mary E. Archibald,
wildly increasing costs. There's no need to go into a litany here about Nova Scotia-I.V. Hall, botanist,
those costs. You know what the impact of inflation has been on your Research Station, Kentville, N.S.
own business, your home, your local government. Oregon-Arthur Poole, Coos
County Extension Agent, Coquille,
Ore.
A"^ aO^ n^ INwS~ JlWashington-Azmi Y. Shawa,Blueberry nlivows Associate Horticulturist and
Extension Agent in Horticulture,
We've received several requests to carry some blueberry news, Extension Unit, Long Beach, Wash.
particularly from New Jersey cranberry growers, many of whom Wisconsin-Vernon Goldsworthy,
itgJ blerow . . b. both * cranbrrie and. Eagle River, Wisc.; Tod D. Planer,
grow both cranberries and blueberries. Farm Management Agent, Wood
In acceding to that request, we're carrying in this issue a report County, Wisc.; Joan E. Humphrey,
by New Jersey correspondent Mary E. Archibald on an annual Frendship, Wisc.
blueberry conference. Besides the obvious interest to farmers who CRANBERRIES is published monthly
CRANBE RRIES is published monthly
grow both crops, we feel that some blueberry news may interest by the Taylor Publishing Co., Wellwyn
cranberry growers because of the strong similarity between the Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second
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SAN DOZ REORGANIZES
ITS SALES DEPARTMENTI
A major revamping of the sales
department of Sandoz, Inc., Crop
Protection, of San Diego has been
announced by Dr. Zenas B.Noon,
vice president.
Andy White has been named
eastern regional manager and Robert
S. Clayton has been named western
regional manager. Both men have been
with the crop protection company
for about seven years.
"We have undertaken this
reorganization to give increased
· ^^an
emphasis to improving our service to
distributors throughout both regions"
Noon said. "By splitting our national
sales team into two major regions, each
under the control of an experienced
individual, we believe we can put more
muscle into our entire sales operation."
White is a graduate of Texas A&M
University. He isa member of the
Entomological Society of America,d
the American Registry of Certified
Entomologists and the Weed Science
Society of America.
Clayton is a graduate of Arizona
State University. He is a member of
the Entomological Society of America,
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By MALCOLM N. DANA sand or peat in a very haphazard temperature of the leaf with
Department of Horticulture,
University of Wisconsin/Madison
In the May 1967 issue of
CRANBERRIES appeared an
article I wrote in which I suggested
that growers use "mist treatment"
to hasten use
the establishment of
to hasten the establishment of
new cranberry plantings.
A year after that article
appeared, the cranberry industry
underwent a self-imposed
restriction on new planting. Eleven
years later, in 1979, a few new
acres were planted and there are
acres were and there are
plans to plant more acres in 1980.
eor pat ael 11
mor ti
Therefore, it is now timely to call
attention again to the possibility
of speeding rooting and growth of
cuttings by careful management of
water and fertilizer,
A NEWLY PLANTED cranberry
cutting is a living stem stuck into
fashion. Some will be right end up
and some will be bottom end up.
Some will be pressed in more or
less vertically and others will be
near horizontal.
Characteristic of all cuttings is
that they have no root system and
that most are not well placed into
soil moisture contact. With the
leaves still intact, these cuttings
are exposed to moisture stress or
drought until the root system
forms and starts absorption. The
internal stress will be especially
high on warm, breezy days under
a bright sun when water loss is
rapid. These periods of moisture
stress delay the initiation of roots
and the emergence of shoots.
THE RATE OF moisture loss
from a leaf surface is in direct
relation to the relative humidity
and temperature of the air
surrounding the leaf. A high
low relative humidity outside the
leaf maximizes water loss
rnirin
(transpiration).
A high leaf temperature
activates water molecules inside
the leaf. With random movement
many molecules escape through
openings in the leaf surface
(stomates, breaks in the cuticle,
mechanical injury). With a low
relative humidity outside the leaf,
there is little opportunity for
random molecules to move back
into the plant to replace those
which are lost.
The difference in activity
(vapor pressure) within the leaf
versus that outside the leaf is called
the vapor pressure deficit. Water
molecules move from the zone of
high vapor pressure (inside) to that
of low vapor pressure (outside).
(continuedonpage 10)
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(continued from page 3) gave a major impetus to cranberry (Shawa is a faculty member),
southern California. In the growing in the state by intro-is a small one compared to the
interior, it is very hot. There ducing the sprinkler system Massachusetts station. Besides
you find peaches and all other for frost protection. Shawa, the staff consists of
kinds of fruit. THE LONG BEACH his assistant, John Wang, a
"One of the things I did was station, which is part of secretary, Edie Shire, and a
Not many years away from
at the time washigtonneed of allUnit main
kinds of outside help."
Shawa worked in Libya
two years. He then returned to cni ns officeirary ad
Prosser for a year, and, in 1960, 0 (V
went to the cranberry station
in Long Beach, where he has
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been since.
Charles Doughty was
supervisor when Shawa arrived.
n '65EQUIPMENTwas transferredESPECIALL
Doughty
to a Washington U. research
center in Puyallup and Shawa
became the third head of the
station.
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farm laborer, Peggy Clausing. cooking and photography. A daughter, 20, is studying
During springtime and for the piano and voice at Pacific
harvest one or two more He and Mrs. Shawa have LutheranUniversity. And
three children. A son, 23, is a
laborers are hired. t c A s another daughter, 13, is an
senior in agricultural economics 8th grader in Long Beach, where
Experimental bogs at the at Washington State University. the Shawas have their home.
station cover 7 acres.
Despite its small size, Shawa
believes the station has had a
significant impact on making
Washington bogs the highest
nation. Illiiii~l.. :..
Cranberries grown ina.
Washington in two areas, Long
Beach, with more than 400 acres,i
and Grayland, with more than
750 acres.
are
Ninety nine percent of the
cranberries grown in the state
are McFarlin, Shawa notes. : : iii
been our business for over 45 years.
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after the for mer
station super-Mss.
visor, and Stevens was introduced ii i'-800242"03
producingTh out the
ey've
even capita inncelled
Shawa's current principal !...
interest is in experiments that g...:.. |i:~': ?~;:
he anticipates will lead to
bogs with optimum production
in four to five years instead lt '""':
of the present eight to 10
4%
years after planting.
SHAWA TAKES busman's
holidays. In 1967, he acquired
five acres of bog and they eat
up most of his spare time.
They've even cancelled out the
DRY picking in the Grayland-North Beach, Wash., area.
in an area famous for the briny
battler.
He also enjoys traveling and,
three years ago, he and the
family visited Egypt, Saudi
Arabia, Jordan, Greece and
objects of the trip was the stay have been our business for over 45 years.
made in Gaza, where he still We are easy to reach.
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GROW NEW VINES ...
(continued from page 7)
SPRINKLER irrigation gives
the grower the opportunity to
modify the vapor p sur dicit
to the advantage of the plant.
Water evaporation from the plant
and soil surfaces lowers the temper-
ature of the leaf and the micro-
environment surrounding the
cutting.
Evaporation also increases the
relative humidity outside the
cutting and thus reduces the
vapor deficit.Thus the cutting
loses less moisture than it would
have without this climate
modification. The irrigation also
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maintains soil moisture for
absorption by the rootless cutting.
The success of this approach to
management of new plantings was
clearly demonstrated by Mr.
Amundsen in Babcock, Wise., in
the summer of 1966. In 1979,
with the revival of interest in
planting cranberries, Mr.
Gottschalk in Cranmoor applied
the procedure with tremendous
success. Bob turned on his
sprinklers for a half hour in the
morning and a second time in
midafternoon on any day when
rain did not interfere.
This regimen started
immediately after planting and
continued until mid-August when
a luxuriant vine growth covered
the entire field. At that time,
the frequency of irrigation was
reduced to that necessary to
provide soil moisture for continued
growth. The sprinkler nozzles were
those used for frost protection
calibrated to apply approximately
0. inch of water per hour.
MOST NEW PLANTINGS of
cranberries in Wisconsin are
established in sand-either on
establish
n sand-either on
sand marshes or on sand hauled
in to coverpeat and muck soils
with a 3 inch layer. In either case,
the cuttings are rooting in a soil
that is very deficient in nitrogen.
To ask that the vines grow
under these conditions is folly.
Likewise, to ask that they grow
with only phosphorous and
potassium and the nitrate form
of nitrogen is also folly. It has
been clearly demonstrated experi-
mentally and in field uses that
Wisconsin cranberries respond
Wisconsin cranberries
quickly and preferentially to
ammonium nitrogen. With this
in mind, Bob Gottschalk applied
ammonium sulfate through the
sprinkler system according to
the efollowing schedule:
However, with this high rate of
use no injury developed and
vegetative growth continued well
into the autumn months.
INDIAN TRIBE'S SALES
DOUBLE EXPECTATIONS
An Indian tribe from Turtle Lake
in northern Wisconsin reports that a
cranberry marsh it revived yielded
3,900 barrels last fall.
Receipts from its sale of the
follogEvaporation the Wbarrels to Ocean Spray Cranberries
also increases
Week of June 1-8 lbs/A Inc. amounted to $99,500, twice
Week of June 8-15 lbs/A
Week of June 15-50 lbs/A
Each week from June 22-Aug.
15-50 lbs/A
THE AMMONIUM supplemen-
tation is critical to gain the best
what was anticipated before the
enterprise started.
The 281/2, acre marsh, operated by
Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Council,
had been neglected for several years.
The Indians have asked a local
community development corporation
the fertilizer and grow with
enthusiasm and vigor. There is no
reason for Wisconsin growers to
wait 4-8 years to get a planting
established and productive. It
should be productive in three
years.
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There is little doubt that Mr.
Gottschalk was applying more
nitrogen than the plants could use.
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response. The vines really eat updevelopment corporation
The vines
response eat up for management assistance, including
the training of an Indian who will
eventually assume management of
the marsh.
Ocean Spray paid the Indians
$25.49 a barrel.
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Fifty barrels of cranberries, from
barrels of from
northern Wisconsin and Minnesota,
were shipped to St. Louis via Chicago
in December 1854.
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AT BLU EBERRY MEETI NG of the N.J. Department of Agriculture. should remove beehives earlier in
In each field, groups of plants from order to begin spraying earlier."
^S!c ^_^_ -various parts of the field were The leafroller is low flying Scie$uss selected. In 20 fields, 2,100 plants and causes the most damage within
were inspected and 1,073 of them
-~ ^spraying
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talk about had some degree of canker.
^ inspect2
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feet of
i
the ground, where airplane
had some degree of canker. On small plot tests with insecti-
Canker is considered to b cides, Guthion was found to givetem canker present if there is one or many cankers. only a 36 percent reduction of large,
In 20 fields, two had no canker. Five webbed-up leafrollers, he said, while
By MARY E. ARCHIBALD varieties-Weymouth, Berkeley, Orthene gave a 69 percent decrease.
Some highlights of the Annual Bluecrop, Collins and Blueray-were Much better results are obtained
Blueberry Open House held recently checked. In nine fields of Weymouth, when spraying is started earlier,
in Hammonton, N.J., were talks on eight showed canker. Four of five before the leafrollers form thick
stem canker disease of blueberry, fields of Berkeley showed canker as protective webbings.
"Imdian is a newly labeled
the red-banded leafroller and insect- well as all of the Bluecrop. insecticie newly labeled
insecticide which now can be used
icides to control it, investigating the IN DISCUSSING the red-banded on blueberries" Marucci said
commercial feasibility of exporting leafroller-a very serious threat to "It is safer to use than Guthion and
fresh blueberries to Europe on blueberries-and some proven can do anything Guthion can do.
container ships and a proposed plan insecticides for use on blueberries, Malathion is good for the blueberry
to permit blueberry and cranberry Philip Marucci of the Rutgers Cran-maggot on blueberries and is good on
growing on state-owned land on a berry and Blueberry Research Lab, aphids but that is all. When growers
rental basis. said it is important for growers to switch to Malathion to control
Also, thr e aphids, leafroller populations may
ws an e use the right insecticide at the right
Also, there was an estimate of the times and to apply the materials soar."
blueberry crop for New Jersey and properly. Lannate has been found to be good
the U.S., a progress report on "There have been destructive on leafrollers, maggots and blossom
blueberry culture research, comments outbreaks of the red-banded leaf-weevils and should be labeled in 1980,
on bird control, a progress report on roller in New Jersey sporadically" the professor explained.
breeding new varieties of blueberries he said, and much of this is due to IN A PROGRESS report on blue-
lack of thoroughness in airplane
and a discussion of the myth of the spraying Where insects are treated berry culture research, Dr. Paul Eck
spraying. Where insects are treate .of
Rutgers University said that fertilizer
superiority of southern bee hives for with a sublethal dose, he added, uts University said that fertizer
blueberry pollination. the development of resistance is stu at the Rtgers ee ental
]ccelert e, ^station showed that plants need to
ALTHOUGH THE DESTRUCTIVE few felds i Atlatc C t receive potassium even though they
stem canker disease of blueberries has had heavy infestations in 1979 which are acid-loving. The potassium also
not been a problem in New Jersey for severely downgraded the quality of must be fed over a number of years
some time, there are indications of its blueberries and this results in increased berry
presence, according to Dr. Allan W. To control the leafroller, growers ize. At this time, it is not clear what
Stretch, USDA plant pathologist at the need to improve the timing for spray-the optimum level of potassium is,
Rutgers University Cranberry and ing and be more thorough in coverage, e a d A t
in ^ ^ Professor Marucci said. Michael J. Ceponis of USDA told
Blueberry Research Laboratory in"By early April the larvae are of tests which he and Dr. Ray
Oswego. hatching, during the flowering period Cappellini of Rutgers conducted to
This fungus gets into the plant's when insecticides cannot be used" extend the shelf life of blueberries.
stem and attacks only one year old he said. "The growers need to A first picking of Bluecrop was
canes or growth produced in a given cooperate with beekeepers. They shipped to the USDA research station
growing year, Dr. Stretch said.
There are varieties resistant to
stem canker and these are Crabbe 4,
Murphy, Angola, Croatan, Wolcott, WISCONSIN CRANBERRY
Atlantic and Jersey. Jersey is the CRANBERR
resistant variety currently available in HEA DQUARTERS FOR
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have plantings of Concord were advised -DOWON TH E
toinformRutgerspersonnelbecause SEVIN * PARATHION * GUTHION * DIAZINON
these blueberries probably have the KOCIDE * DIFOLITAN * FERBAM
disease. COPPER SULFATE * PRINCEP
To control the fungus under New
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A survey of New Jersey blueberry P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707
fields for stem canker was initiated late 608-221-1581
this winter, according to Don De Blois
in Rotterdam, Holland. Important
in this case were pre-cooling and
storing in a modified atmosphere.
The berries were there three days at
68 degrees F and 16 days at 37 degrees
It is believed the shelf life of
berries can be extended if they are
pre-cooled rapidly and refrigerated at
a temperature under 40. The berries
arrived in Belgium in a very satisfactory
condition and would have been
suitable for the fresh market.
Richard Chumney of the N.J.
Department of Agriculture said that
farmers interested in growing
blueberries and cranberries on a
particular block of state-owned land
on a rental basis should get in touch
with the department. The Pinelands
Commission, the agriculture department
and the Department of Environmental
Protection are developing an "identity"
for the growing area as a whole.
Because of the recently enacted
Farmland Preservation Act, the state
is interested in developing land use
techniques and stabilizing land use for
New Jersey agriculture. Not only should
blueberry and cranberry production
be improved but should be expanded,
Chumney said.
DR ERIC G. STONE of the Rutgers
Cranberry and Blueberry Research Lab
said breeding is being done in an effort
to find a higher yielding variety and
consistent producer as well as an early
variety. Approximately 100 crosses
were made from varieties both ol
and new.
Each seedling is different and
will be 1984-85 before a plant selection
can be made, Dr. Stone said. Some time
will need to elapse after that before a
determination may be made as to its
usefulness as a variety, he added.
Discussing the relative merits of
northern versus southern bees, Jack
Matthenius, supervisor of bee
inspecting, NJDA, said a colony of
bees is only as good as the beekeeper
where the bees arue kept. A bee colony
should be wintered over in a climate
similar to the one where the grower
lives, Matthenius added.
Mike Flint of the N.J. Crop
Reporting Service said the national
blueberry crop
for 1979 was 92.3
milnluebs.er Newr923
Jery avws
million lbs. and three-quarters of this
is for the fresh market.
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MASSACHUSETTS
March was colder than normal,
averaging 1.7 degrees a day on the
minus side. Maximum temperature
was 52 degrees on the 23rd and 24th
and minimum 4 degrees on the 1st.
There were no days when the
temperature went below zero this
winter. Warmer than average days
occurred on only the 18th, 23rd,
24th and 29th. Cooler than average
mit
periods were on the lst-3rd, 12th15th
and 25th.
Precipitation totaled 5.99 inches
or about 11/4 inches above normal. This
was the wettest March since 1968.
Te ws m e pec
on 14 dayswith 1.87 inches on the
17-18th as the greatest storm. We are
31/2 inches below normal for the three
month period due to the dry January
and February, and are running about
9 inches behind 1979 to date.
Snowfall amounted to only .7
inch, far below normal for us, but
1 inch or less of snow in March occurs
on the average of one year out of five.
Total snow for the winter was less than
7 hes, which is a record low, breaking
the previous record set in 1934-35.
There is a disturbing amount of
(continued on page 14
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WEATHER WATCH ..
(continued(continued
from page 13)
winterkill showing up, due mainly to
a short supply of water for the winter
flood and lack of snow cover. The
injury probably happened either the
first few days of February or at the
end of February and very possibly at
both periods. It's too early to be sure
of the magnitude of injury but possibly
as much as 50,000 barrels were lost.
I.E.D.
NOVA SCOTIA
The mean temperature for
February was -1.9 degrees C
compared with the 50 year average
of -1.4. Precipitation for the month
consisted of 90 mm of rain and 24.2
cm of snow.
I.V.H.
WASHINGTON
Rainfall totaled 6.61 inches, which
is 2.29 inches below the normal for
March. There was measurable
precipitation on all but three days, with
1.11 inches on the 13th as the greatest
on the 7th, 8th and 9th stopped field
activities.
Farmers appreciated the relatively
mild weather during the past winter
in contrast to the previous three winters
which were very cold. Temperatures
during the winter months of November
through March averaged near normal.
This was the first time since the winter
of 1975-76 that temperatures were not
below normal.
On April 14 an intense storm
brought 2 to 4 inches of wet snow to
southern and eastern areas. High
temperatures were in the 30's on
Monday but reached the 70's and 80's
on April 20.
-Wisconsin Agriculture
Reporting Service
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This, of course, does not mean
that each grower will have comparatively
good quality, but that some bogs with
a reputation for producing tender fruit,
or that those bogs that have received
heavy fertilizer applications, should
probably be singled out for fungicide
treatment.
Some fungicides are in short
supply and growers are urged to
place orders early. With a bright market
prospect, it is not good business to
lose berries to fruit rot.
* * * *
Below are the stations, places,
AM and FM locations on the dial and
times for the Cranberry Frost Warning
Service:
WEEI, Boston, 590k, 103.9 mg,
CORRUGATED
CULVERT PIPE
and
and
FLOW ATES
-Galvanized
A sphalt Coated
Asphalt Coated
Felker Bros.
Corp.
MARSHFIED WISCONSIN
Area 715 384-3121
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The maximum temperature of 62
degrees came on the 3rd and the
minimum of
31 degrees occurred on
the 25th. Fifteen days recorded below
the average of 51.42 mean high for the
month. Spring was trying hard to show
its worth both on the bog and the
surrounding area, but the h
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A.Y.S.
WISCONSIN
Temperatures in March averaged
about 1.5 degrees below normal due
to colder weather in the first half of
the month. Precipitation totaled
nearly 1 inch compared with a normal
amount of 1.8 inches for March.
Snowfall during the month averaged
close to the normal total of 9 inches,
but there were no heavy rains. Despite
deep, hard frost in the ground, there
was very little runoff in March because
of the winter's light snow cover and
the absence of heavy rains.
Temperatures in the first week of
April were above normal as high
readings were in the 50's and 60's.
A complex storm system on April
7 through 9 brought severe
rain and snow to Wisconsin. A little
land preparation for spring planting
had started during the nice weather
in early April, but the rain and snow
m as s ac s ett
By IRVING E. DEMORANVILLE
As of April there are 4 points o a
possible 10 favoring good keeping in
the 1980 Massachusetts cranberry crop.
A year ago, we had only 1 point. We
therefore predict that this year's crop
will be one of good keeping quality.
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
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INDUSTRIAL
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Robert Niemi Pinehurst Dr. Wareham, Mass.
2 and 9 p.m.;WBZ, Boston, 1030k,
92.9 mg, 2 and 9 p.m.;WPLM,
Plymouth, 1390k, 99.1 mg, 2:30 and
9:30 p.m.; WOCB, West Yarmouth,
1240k, 94.3 mg, 2 and 9 p.m.;
WBSM, New Bedford, 1420k, 97.3 mg,
3:30 and 9 p.m.
W 6is con1sini 1Cemetery.
By VERNON GOLDSWORTHY j
Most of the growers in Wisconsin
are in pretty good shape and looking
forward to a good year. The vines
seem to have wintered well and there
is no injury that I know of from lack
of oxygen caused by winter killing.
Ernest, Wingham, Ont., and
Roger, Charlottetown; two sisters,
Ada Steckle and Edna (Mrs. Albert
Ludolph), both of Kitchener, Ont.
Funeral services were held
in the Upper Canard United Church,
with the Rev. Russell MacLeod
officiating. Burial was in Upper Canard
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oliAluany
1 cup confectioners' sugar
Cranberryjuice cocktail
Prepare hot roll mix according to
package directions; let dough rise.
Punch down dough and roll out on
lightly floured board into a 15 X
10 inch rectangle. Brush dough with
melted butter; sprinkle with nuts,
sugar, cinammon and cranberries.
Roll up like a jelly roll, starting at
the 15 inch side. Put roll, seam side
down, on a well greased cookie
sheet. Twist roll into a spiral.
Brush top of roll with beaten egg
and let rise until twice its original
size. Bake in moderate oven (350
degrees F) 35 to 40 minutes or
until richly browned. Mix
confectioners' sugar with enough
cranberry juice cocktail to make a
thin glaze.
Spoon over top of bread. Garnish
with additional fresh cranberries.
CRANBERRY WORLD
STARTS 3RD SEASON
Cranberry World, which opened
for its third season April 1, will be
staging a special series of cultural and
outdoor musical events in conjunction
with the 50th anniversary celebration
of Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.,
sponsors of the popular Plymouth,
Mass., museum.
MRS. ERNEST L. EATON
Mrs. Ernest L. Eaton, 85, of Upper
Canard, Kings County, Nova Scotia,
whose husband formerly was in
charge of cranberry research at the
Kentville, Nova Scotia, Research
Station, died recently in Hants
Community Hospital, Windsor.
Born in Williamsburg, Ont., she
was the former Ellen Steckle,
daughter of the late Henry and
Lydia (Shantz) Steckle.
Surviving are her husband of
The Elms, Windsor; two daughters,
Eunice (Mrs. EarlWonnacott),
Charlottetown; Margaret (Mrs.
William Berry), Burlington, Ont.;
three sons, Dr. George, cranberry expert
at the University of British Columbia,
CRANBERRY GROWERS
REALTY
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Listings of buyers and
sellers welcomed on cranberry
acreage and upland.
Appraisals
DOUGLAS R. BEATON
E. Sandwich, Mass.
02537
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1 package (133 ounces) hot roll mix
4 cup melted butter or margarine
cup chopped nuts
2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups fresh cranberries, rinsed and
drained
1 egg, beaten
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